Stambridge is a

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in the

Rochford Rochford is a town in Essex, England, north of Southend-on-Sea, from London and from Chelmsford, the county town. At the 2011 census, the Civil parishes in England, civil parish, which includes the town and London Southend Airport, had a popu ...

district in

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, England. It is located north of the

River Roach A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wa ...

between

and

Paglesham Paglesham is a village and civil parish in the north east of the Rochford Rural District, Essex. The parish includes two hamlets of Eastend and Churchend, which are situated near the River Crouch and ''Paglesham Creek''. It is part of the ''Roa ...

. The parish includes the village of

Great Stambridge Great Stambridge is a village and former civil parish, south east of Chelmsford, now in the parish of Stambridge, in the Rochford district, in the county of Essex, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 355. Features Great Stambridge ...

. The name "Stambridge" means "stone bridge". The only bridge in the parish is now brick-built over the small stream that rises in Canewdon, flows under the road just south of the Royal Oak, and into the Roach near "Waldens".

Parish

Stambridge Parish formerly consisted of two parishes, Great Much, or Magna and

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or Parva. The parishes were merged on 1 April 1934. The centre of population in Great Stambridge has moved from around the church to the Royal Oak Inn area. The combined parish consists of approximately three square miles. The boundaries are, in the east, Biggins Farm (Paglesham Road); in the west Little Stambridge Hall; the south the

; and in a line crossing Stambridge Road at "Richmonds" and number 159 Stambridge Road. The modern parish includes the hamlet of Ballards Gore.Ballards Gore, Rochford - area information, map, walks and more
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Stambridge Mill

There was a

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at Stambridge for hundreds of years. It Rankins the Millers owned the building when it burned down in April 1965. It was demolished in 2014. File:Stambridge Mill Bruhl.JPG, Painting of the mill by

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File:Stambridge Mills, near Rochford - geograph.org.uk - 122515.jpg, The mill in 2006

Sport and leisure

The local football club, Corinthians FC, currently plays in the

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References

External links

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Rochford District Council
Civil parishes in Essex Rochford District